Tumbling Chinese stocks and rapid Chipotle hiring

The Indicator from Planet Money

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🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

It's Indicators of the Week, that time each Friday when we look at the most fascinating numbers from the news. Today, we explain the different directions of the Chinese and American economies ... and how a burrito can be a bellwether.

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0:00.0	NPR. This is the indicator from Planet Money. I'm Daryan Woods. I'm Wailen Wong and this is indicators of the week.
0:17.0	So for this episode of Indicators of the Week week where we always bring you the most
0:24.8	fascinating numbers that really explain what's happening in the economy, we are
0:29.1	gonna look at the latest in what's happening with the world's top two economies.
0:34.0	That's right not just the US economy but also the Chinese economy.
0:38.3	Together again.
0:39.5	What a pairing much like us, Darien, much like us.
0:42.8	Yes.
0:43.3	Today we'll have indicators detailing each country's economic
0:46.4	trajectory.
0:47.3	We're going to talk about Chipotle and a lot of red ink
0:50.9	on the stock market terminals.
0:52.6	Watch your ticker tape.
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